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CLEVELAND — The 5-8 Chicago Bears will play the 8-5 Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium in a Week 15 matchup. Here’s what you need to know before kickoff (noon, FOX).

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett sacks Bears quarterback Justin Fields during the second quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium on Sept. 26 2021.

The last time Bears quarterback Justin Fields played the Browns in the regular season was his first career start on Sept. 26, 2021. It’s an impossible one to forget.

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett recorded 4 1/2 of the Browns’ nine sacks against Fields, who completed just 6 of 20 passes for 68 yards under then-coach Matt Nagy. Fields lost 67 yards to the sacks.

As the Bears return to Cleveland, Garrett, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, still is wreaking havoc on opposing quarterbacks. He ranks seventh in the NFL with 13 sacks and is tied for fourth with 26 quarterback hits. Read more here.

Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards (53) tries to elude the tackle of the Lions' Malcolm Rodriguez after Edwards intercepted a pass in the second quarter at Ford Field on Nov. 19, 2023.

When Ryan Poles signed T.J. Edwards to a three-year, $19.5 million contract in March, the Bears general manager called it an “awesome story.” The former Lakes High School quarterback, now 27, was the latest local guy to join the Bears, and he arrived following a rise to Eagles starter that many teams didn’t see coming.

Now, Edwards’ latest chapter has fueled a season in which he is a consistent cog in the Bears defensive turnaround.

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The 6-foot-1, 242-pound weak-side linebacker set a Bears record for the most tackles through 10 games with 112. And through 13 heading into Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns, he also has seven tackles for a loss, two interceptions, four passes defended, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, two sacks and six quarterback hits. Read more here.

Kyle Orton’s franchise record is not yet in jeopardy.

But Justin Fields’ 93 pass attempts since his last interception is a sign of progress for the quarterback, who returns to the site of his first career start. Read more here.

Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. lines up during the first half against Michigan on Nov. 25, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Before “Maserati Marv” drives off to the NFL, he has some more hardware to pack.

Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. is the winner of the 2023 Chicago Tribune Silver Football, voted by the conference’s head coaches as the Big Ten’s best player. He is the 23rd Buckeye — tops among Big Ten schools — to win the Silver Football in the award’s 99-year history. An Ohio State or Michigan player has won in 12 of the last 15 years.

While Harrison left the door open last week to returning for his senior season, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison is widely expected to enter the NFL draft, in which he’s projected as a likely top-five pick. Read more here.

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